"What's the method?"

Xiao Man'er saw Lin Feng smile confidently, and her bright eyes suddenly fell on Lin Feng, her eyelashes fluttered, and she was full of anticipation.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "There is another premise for this method of mine...... Let's go to Wang Huan's room and check to see if there is any discrepancy between what they said and the situation in their room, if I expect it to be good......"

He grabbed the jade pendant, put the jade pendant into his arms, and then turned around and walked out of the door, saying, "The key clue is in the real murderer's room." ”

The two of them quickly went to inspect the rooms of Wang Huan and the others, because Lin Feng's goal was very clear, so even if he checked the three rooms, it didn't take much time.

By the time they left the bunk room of the last boatman, it had only been a quarter of an hour or so.

Xiao Man'er closed the door and said with emotion on her face: "The more I follow you to investigate the case, the more I doubt my father's ability...... Before you appeared, my father told me about the case he investigated, and it was worth his pride for a long time to solve it in three or five days. ”

Lin Feng smiled: "But don't say that, our case is the simplest in the homicide case." ”

"Passion murder is often accompanied by the murderer's panic after killing, even if it is to deal with the follow-up, it is easy to leave flaws, not to mention that the cargo ship encountered a storm at that time, and he couldn't stand steadily, he was able to move Wang Heng to the mast, and create the illusion of a water ghost killing people, it was not easy, and there was not much time to deal with the follow-up."

"That's why I was able to find him quickly...... I believe that if Xiao Gong encounters this case, he will definitely be able to be the same as me. ”

Xiao Man'er listened to Lin Feng's words, just blinked, and said, "Do you think I will believe you?" Expression.

Seeing this, Lin Feng had to sigh in his heart, Xiao Yu, don't blame me for not giving you respect, I have done my best to maintain your glorious image, but your daughter doesn't believe it, and I can't help it.

"Let's go."

Lin Feng didn't delay any longer, and walked out directly: "It's time to end this twist and turn." ”

The two of them climbed the stairs and quickly made their way to the top deck.

But before they walked out of the stairs, Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er's expressions changed slightly.

I saw that Zhao Fifteen was guarding in front of the staircase at this time, with the weapon on his waist unsheathed, and he was staring ahead with a fierce and vigilant face.

The muscles of his whole body were tense, and the fierce aura that had been sharpened between life and death on the battlefield was unreservedly released.

In this way, Lin Feng suddenly realized that something had changed, Zhao Shifu seemed to be reckless, but in fact, he had his own wisdom in his heart, far calmer than those short-tempered martial artists, and knew when to do something.

It's just to scare the boatmen, so he doesn't even pull out his knife.

Could it be that these shipwrights have rebelled?

Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er glanced at each other, quickly walked out of the stairs, and came to Zhao Shifteen's side.

At this time, Lin Feng's eyes narrowed suddenly.

I saw that in front of Zhao Fifteen, it was not a rebellious shipwright...... Instead, they held sharp blades one by one, staring at Zhao Fifteen's servants with fierce eyes.

As for the shipwrights, they had been tied up with ropes by the officials, and it seemed as if they were going to take them all away.

At this time, these officials had already surrounded Zhao Shifu, and they were moving towards Zhao Shifu little by little, seeing that the killing intent in their eyes was really moving.

"What's going on?"

Lin Feng raised his left hand slightly, gently brushed the cuff upward, and the light crossbow tied to his left arm had already activated the mechanism.

Although he didn't know what was going on, if someone really wanted to hurt him and Xiao Man'er, Lin Feng would not be relentless.

While asking Zhao Fifteen, he took a step sideways and blocked Xiao Man'er behind him.

Seeing this critical juncture, Xiao Man'er did not hesitate to block in front of her, and the corners of her lips under the veil couldn't help but rise slightly...... At the same time, her plain white jade hand had already quietly held the dagger hidden in her sleeve tightly.

If you are out and about, if you encounter danger and can't kill the enemy, then kill yourself...... There must be no humiliation, this is what she has always believed.

Zhao Fifteen knew that the crisis in front of him could only be solved by Lin Feng, and he said quickly: "When you went to investigate the case, the officials of Linshui County who were patrolling near the Zhanghe River found that the cargo ship we were on was stopped in the middle of the river for no reason, and they were worried that something had happened, so they boarded the cargo ship through a small boat. ”

"And when they found the body of the boat boss who was killed, the county lieutenant who led these servants immediately said that it was a water ghost, and after learning that no outsiders had come to the ship, the county lieutenant of Linshui County directly concluded that the water ghost who had caused dozens of murders these days was hidden on our ship."

"So the county lieutenant ordered that everyone should be taken away, interrogated severely, and the water ghosts carrying dozens of lives should be found."

"I know that my father-in-law has found out, and naturally he will not allow them to take people away like this, so they want to come and tie me up, and they want to sail away, and I will stop them."

"Results ......"

Zhao Fifteen vigilantly swept these officials and said: "As a result, the county lieutenant actually said that only water ghosts would resist being taken away for interrogation, so he directly said that I was a water ghost, and also said that the people I want to protect are all accomplices, and they will kidnap all of us, and if we don't obey, they will kill without mercy." ”

"No mercy?"

When Lin Feng heard this, he didn't suppress his voice, and sneered: "I don't know which law of my Datang gives you such a right, when there is not enough evidence to judge the other party as a prisoner, you dare to use the method of killing without forgiveness?" ”

Li Shimin is very cautious about the death penalty, even if it is the death penalty he sets, he must be reminded three times at different points in time before the execution.

Because he was afraid that when he gave the death penalty, he was too angry and made a decision irrationally.

Even Li Shimin would not easily give the death penalty, a county lieutenant and a group of officials dared to do something that would kill without mercy, which was really ridiculous in Lin Feng's opinion.

Of course, this is not to say that the county lieutenant and these officials cannot carry out the order to kill without mercy, if the murderer is really tried, and in the process of arresting the murderer, the prisoner resists, and there is a threat to the life of the officials or other people, in this case, it is natural that he can directly kill without mercy.

However, it is clear that the situation at hand, in which there is no evidence, no investigation has been conducted, and no conviction has been tried and convicted, is completely inconsistent with this extreme situation.

"Wang Heng died under the mast with a special pattern on his forehead...... This is the method used by the water ghosts, and the fact that there were no outsiders entering your ship to kill people at that time means that the water ghosts are among you. ”

At this moment, a cold voice sounded.

The officials quickly got out of the way, and saw a middle-aged man with a horizontal knife hanging from his waist approaching.

His eyes were cold and sharp, his gaze swept over the burly Zhao Shifu, swept over Xiao Man'er with outstanding temperament, and finally landed on Lin Feng, who was dressed as a scholar.

He said: "This official ordered someone to temporarily detain you and others in order to prevent the water ghosts from escaping, as long as the investigation is clear, the innocent will naturally be released." ”

"But you resist law enforcement, if not you have a ghost in your heart, what is it? Lai Guogong specially ordered that once the water ghost is discovered, he can decide how to deal with it according to the priority of the situation, so if you dare to continue to resist, in the eyes of this official, it is the water ghost who resists in order to escape the sanction, and you will be beheaded on the spot, so what's the matter? ”

He looked directly at Lin Feng with his eyes and sneered: "Killing the water ghost is a great achievement, not only will this official not have it, but he will also be rewarded, do you believe it or not?" ”

Lin Feng listened to the words of the county lieutenant in front of him, and finally understood what was going on.

It's been almost two months since the water ghost case happened.

For such a long time, the county lieutenant in charge of public security and anti-theft in Linshui County did not gain anything at all, but after leading people to patrol, a boatload of people still died, and this is undoubtedly his responsibility.

The county magistrate must have put pressure on him many times, and the dignified assassination of Shi Duwei personally handling the case is also equivalent to a denial of his ability.

In this case, the county lieutenant of Linshui County urgently needs to catch the water ghost to prove himself, and at the same time to make up for his previous incompetence.

Otherwise, once it comes to the assessment of the officials at the end of the year, his score will definitely be very poor, and I am afraid that he will be directly demoted at that time.

Therefore, he suddenly found a person suspected of being killed by a water ghost, and there was a boatload of suspects there, how could he let it go?

Even if he had some doubts in his heart about whether it was really the water ghost's doing, he had to label it as a water ghost killing people.

In this way, he will be able to make meritorious contributions before the end of the year.

The county lieutenant in front of him has been driven crazy by the water ghost case, and he is already about to do everything.

And in the face of Zhao Fifteen's resistance and his own questioning, he responded to his questions with such a provocative tone, no doubt to provoke himself.

If you are really angry because of this, and you really lose your cool and take the initiative to act, it will be like a sleepy pillow for the county lieutenant in front of you.

At that time, even if he kills himself, he will not have any responsibility, but can insist that he and the others are water ghosts, anyway, there is no proof of death, and it is not what he says?

Lin Feng had seen too many conspiracies and calculations in his previous life and this life, and he could hear the calculations in the heart of the county lieutenant in front of him clearly with his eyes closed.

So he was not led by the other party's nose at all, and he said calmly: "You say we are water ghosts, we are water ghosts?" What about the evidence? ”

The county lieutenant said coldly: "If you dare to resist, it is evidence!" ”

"Ridiculous!"

Lin Feng had investigated so many cases in his previous life and present life, and it was the first time he had heard of this kind of evidence.

He said: "The reason why our people are blocking you is that they are afraid that if you force the ship away, you will lose the evidence of the murderer's murder. ”

"The reason why he didn't let you kidnap the others was because he was worried that you would destroy the clues and evidence, so that the real culprit could go unpunished."

"We have been working hard to solve the case, but as a county lieutenant, you found that someone was killed under your rule, and you didn't investigate it immediately, but arrested people first, and even killed people, this is what you should do as a county lieutenant?"

The middle-aged county lieutenant looked like a very experienced person, and he didn't have the trap of Zhonglin Feng, so he discussed whether he was right to do this or not.

just sneered: "You guys are working hard to solve the case?" Is it really a joke? Who do you think you dare to investigate the case with? ”

Listening to the words of the county lieutenant, Lin Feng was a little surprised, he couldn't help but look at Zhao Shifu and said, "He doesn't know who Man'er is?" ”

Zhao Fifteen smiled innocently: "He came up and saw the corpse, and then arrested people without saying a word, and didn't give us a chance to explain at all." ”

Lin Feng understood, this was for fear that someone would speak, in case this was not done by the water ghost, and the murderer would directly expose himself, how could he arrest someone and take credit?

So he simply didn't give anyone a chance to speak, as long as he arrived at the county jail, it wasn't that the county lieutenant could fiddle with it as much as he wanted?

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's expression as he looked at the county lieutenant in front of him became a little colder.

As a grassroots prison officer, incompetence is wrong, but disregarding the facts for one's own interests, and even creating the facts one wants, is more hateful and unforgivable than incompetence.

He was too lazy to talk nonsense, he must not let these innocent boatmen really be arrested, otherwise not only would this case be unsolvable, but someone would be wronged for the crimes of others, which Lin Feng could not bear even more.

He looked at Xiao Man'er, and without Lin Feng opening his mouth, Xiao Man'er understood what Lin Feng meant.

Her delicate chin was slightly raised, and the eyes that were only exposed under the veil were full of alienation and coldness, and she said: "My father, Xiao Yu, Dali Temple. ”

"What?"

"Dali Siqing?"

When the officials who surrounded them heard this, they were directly stunned.

His face was full of surprise and consternation.

And the middle-aged county lieutenant's face also changed: "You are Xiao Siqing's daughter?" ”

Xiao Man'er has a clear mind, she has the ability to spy on people's hearts since she was a child, what a person thinks, whether it is kind or malicious, she can easily see it, and it is because of this that she had the idea of becoming a monk before...... Because the people she met, except for her family, everyone else was purposefully close to her and approached her, and their minds were either to gain benefits from Xiao Yu, or they were malicious in their attempts to attack Xiao Yu through her.

Therefore, she felt that people in this world were evil, so she had the idea of becoming a monk and staying away from the world, if she hadn't met Lin Feng who was different from anyone else she had ever seen, maybe she would have really become a monk.

Therefore, even if she didn't think as deeply as Lin Feng thought, she could know that the county lieutenant in front of her was uneasy and kind.

For this middle-aged county lieutenant, naturally she will not have a good face, she said coldly: "I can prove ......"

At this time, Xiao Man'er found that Lin Feng secretly stretched out her hand behind her, and immediately opened her palm, and in the palm of her hand was her jade pendant.

Xiao Man'er's eyes moved slightly, and she suddenly understood what Lin Feng meant.

In front of these boatmen, Lin Feng took out the jade pendant, nothing, these boatmen would not care who took out the jade pendant, they would not be idle to say this, and no one would care about their words with low status.

But in front of the county lieutenant, if Lin Feng took out such a valuable jade pendant, this county lieutenant would already attach great importance to them, and he would definitely guess Lin Feng's identity, and it was likely that he would find a way to find out who this person who had the family heirloom jade pendant of the daughter of the Xiao family was, then Lin Feng might be in danger of being exposed...... Although few people know about the relationship between Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er, for the sake of prudence, it is better for Xiao Man'er to take out the jade pendant by herself.

Xiao Man'er and Lin Feng had a tacit understanding enough, and quietly took the jade pendant.

Then, she used the previous method of self-identification to Wang Huan, and once again proved it to the county lieutenant.

The middle-aged county lieutenant looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and his face was cloudy.

He wasn't sure about the authenticity of the jade pendant, but he didn't dare to bet on it.

Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged county lieutenant finally made a decision.

Seeing his originally cold expression, he suddenly smiled, he held up the jade pendant with both hands, and said, "It turned out to be Miss Xiao, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Zhao Fifteen picked up the jade pendant from his palm and handed it to Xiao Man'er.

Xiao Man'er held the jade pendant in the palm of her hand, she looked at the county lieutenant, and said lightly: "Do you want to continue to arrest us now, and even kill us without mercy?" ”

The county lieutenant's face changed slightly, he quickly shook his head, and said, "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding." ”

"If I had known Miss Xiao's identity, I would have let Miss Xiao leave...... After all, as Miss Xiao, how could she do such a thing as a water ghost. ”

As he spoke, he looked directly at the officials and said, "What are you doing in a daze?" If you hurt Miss Xiao, who of you can afford it? ”

When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, glanced at each other, and then hurriedly put away their weapons.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Shifu also breathed a sigh of relief.

With a clang, the weapon was unsheathed.

The county lieutenant's eyes turned on Lin Feng and the three of them, and said with a smile: "Since it was a misunderstanding, then let's not delay time, we will drive the boat to the shore now, and then Miss Xiao and the three of you can leave on your own." ”

Hearing the county lieutenant's words, Xiao Man'er frowned and said, "You still want to arrest them?" ”

The county lieutenant chuckled and said: "Now I can only make sure that Miss Xiao, the three of you are not water ghosts, but the others may not, this official is also doing this in order to catch the water ghost as soon as possible, and also to give Linshui County a peace, and I hope that Miss Xiao can make it convenient for me to complete my official duties." ”

Xiao Man'er's phoenix eyes widened, she didn't expect that she would reveal her identity, and this county lieutenant would not let go of these boatmen.

Zhao Wufu also looked angry.

Man'er is not in the officialdom, or is she underestimating human nature...... Lin Feng's expression was as usual, and he said slowly: "If the water ghosts are among them, it is only right for you to arrest them, but the water ghosts are not among them at all, it is very unreasonable for you to arrest them again, right?" ”

The county lieutenant frowned, and he said, "I don't know the name of this son?" ”

Lin Feng slowly arched his hand: "Fengmu." ”

"Toyogi?"

The county lieutenant quickly searched for the name of the high-ranking official in his mind, as well as the person Fengmu, but after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't think of which important minister's name was surnamed Feng, and he didn't know the person Fengmu.

It seems that he is an ordinary scholar who is trying to climb the high branches of the Xiao family.

He suddenly made up his mind that he couldn't afford to mess with Xiao Man'er, but an ordinary scholar would not be in his eyes.

He said coldly: "Feng Gongzi dares to be responsible when he speaks?" The conclusion that the water ghosts are among them, the official judged based on the situation of the deceased, is reasonable, but now you say that the water ghosts are not among them...... The official is curious, I don't know why Feng Gongzi thinks that the water ghost is not here, do you know that when the government is handling a case, talking nonsense, his guilt is equivalent to lying in his testimony? ”

And I compare the knowledge of the law? Don't you know that during the time I traveled through Datang, I would have to memorize the law if I had nothing to do?

Lin Feng said calmly: "Naturally, I'm not talking nonsense, because ......"

As he spoke, he looked directly at Xiao Man'er and said, "Miss Xiao has already found out the real murderer." ”

"What?"

"You've found the real culprit?"

"Really?"

The officials were stunned by Lin Feng's words.

The boatmen who were tied up also had their eyes wide open, and their faces were full of disbelief.

Although they were afraid of Xiao Man'er's family background and had no choice but to let Xiao Man'er investigate, in fact, they didn't think that Xiao Man'er and Lin Feng would be able to find out anything.

But now it seems that they have lost their eyes.

Can I be saved? The boatmen suddenly looked at Xiao Man'er with anticipation.

Linshui County Lieutenant Zhang Mo couldn't help frowning, he looked at Xiao Man'er and said, "Miss Xiao, have you really found out the real murderer?" ”

Xiao Man'er glanced at Lin Feng, and then said slowly: "With the cooperation of Feng Gongzi, I have indeed found some clues and have some speculations about the real murderer. ”

"Just some speculation?" Zhang Mo's eyes flashed.

Lin Feng naturally understood what Zhang Mo meant, and he smiled and said, "It's speculation now, and it may be the truth in a while." ”

Saying that, he didn't give Zhang Mo a chance to speak, and directly gave Xiao Man'er a look, and said, "Miss Xiao, tell everyone about your discovery and reasoning." ”

Xiao Man'er looked at Lin Feng, who was willing to give all the credit to herself, and the silver tooth bit her lower lip lightly under the veil, and then said slowly: "I'm a little tired, let's trouble Gongzi Feng to say it for me." ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes suddenly moved from Xiao Man'er to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng couldn't help but look at Xiao Man'er, the two looked at each other, he immediately understood what Xiao Man'er meant, even if he couldn't reveal his identity, Xiao Man'er didn't want to steal his light...... This silly girl, don't you know how cool it is for Conan to hide behind Maori and watch the others be shocked?

He coughed and said, "Just now I have been following Miss Xiao and accompanying Miss Xiao to investigate the case...... Then I will tell Miss Xiao what we found, and if there is anything wrong, I hope Miss Xiao can point it out. ”

Xiao Man'er saw that what Lin Feng said was correct, and nodded with a smile in her eyes: "Yes." ”

Lin Feng looked at Zhang Mo and the others again, and said, "Dare to ask the county lieutenant, have you ever examined the body of the deceased?" ”

Zhang Mo frowned and said: "If you don't come with you, naturally you can't test it, but when we arrive at the port, the official will send someone to summon him." ”

Lin Feng said: "There is no need to trouble the county lieutenant, because Miss Xiao has already experienced corpses." ”

Listening to Lin Feng's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Xiao Man'er, who was slender and had an outstanding temperament, they really couldn't imagine that such a beautiful and outstanding beauty would do the kind of autopsy that ordinary people avoid like snakes and scorpions.

Xiao Man'er received Lin Feng's signal and said lightly: "I like to listen to my father tell the case since I was a child, and I have also seen my father investigate the case with my own eyes, so I have some experience. ”

"The deceased was disheveled, and there were red and swollen scars on his right arm, which was caused by life reactions, that is, the red and swollen scars on his right arm were left before his death."

"The deceased's left arm also had a scar, but there was no sign of redness and swelling on the left arm, there was no bleeding, and there was no difference between the scar and the luster of the surrounding skin...... It is certain that this appeared after death. ”

Xiao Man'er told the method she learned from Lin Feng to identify the wounds before and after her death, and also said that Lin Feng had inferred that the murderer did not have time to abuse the corpse, and finally came to the conclusion that this was the scene of the dumping of the corpse, not the scene of the crime.

Listening to Xiao Man'er's eloquent conversation, the officials and shipwrights were already stunned.

They didn't expect that this beautiful Miss Xiao really knew how to perform an autopsy.

Even directly based on the results of the autopsy, it was even inferred that the mast was not the scene of the crime, which is really unseemly.

Lian Zhang Mo's face became serious at this moment, his eyes were staring at Xiao Man'er tightly, and it was difficult to hide the surprise on his face.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "For Miss Xiao's judgment, I don't know if the county lieutenant agrees?" I think that although the county lieutenant has not conducted an autopsy, he often listens to the story, so he should have some experience, right? ”

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Zhang Mo's face couldn't help but change slightly, and he secretly said in his heart: "This Feng Mu is really cunning, how can I deny this when I say this?" ”

If you deny it, isn't it admitting that you are incompetent and don't even have this experience?

Zhang Mo nodded with a cold face and said, "Miss Xiao is really powerful, this official agrees." ”

Lin Feng smiled and continued: "This is not the scene of the crime, so according to what we learned before, Wang Heng had been staying in the room before the rainstorm, so we suspected that Wang Heng was killed in his room, so we went directly to Wang Heng's room. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Man'er, Xiao Man'er and Lin Feng had a good heart, she turned around directly, and said lightly: "Let's go, go to Wang Heng's room." ”

Seeing Lin Feng and the others leaving, Zhang Mo frowned, but he could only follow.

Soon, everyone entered Wang Heng's room.

Looking at the messy appearance of Wang Heng's room, Zhang Mo frowned and said: "Not long ago, there was a violent storm, and we were all blown on the shore, I believe that your ship must be more serious, this should be caused by the strong wind, right?" ”

Lin Feng nodded: "That's right." ”

"Then this room has been destroyed by the wind like this, what clues can be found? The official has seen it, and there is no blood in the room at all, it does not look like a crime scene. Zhang Modao.

When Lin Feng heard this, he shook his head and said: "Whether it is the scene of the crime or not, you can't judge it in such a general way, if there is no bloodstain, it may be that the murderer is afraid that we will find this place and wipe it off." ”

Zhang Mo said: "Then how do you say you want to judge?" Even blood stains can't be judged as evidence, so what else can be done? ”

"You can't ask me about this, you have to ask Miss Xiao who performed the autopsy." Lin Feng threw the pot to Xiao Man'er.

Xiao Man'er had never decided the case independently, so she suddenly let her take the lead in solving the case, she really didn't know where to start, but now that Lin Feng helped her control the rhythm, she just needed to follow Lin Feng's prompts to do it.

She said slowly: "If the county lieutenant goes to examine the deceased's head now, he will find that there is a wound in the back of the deceased's head, the bones of the deceased's back of the head have been shattered, and the hair is stuck together with blood. ”

Zhang Mo was stunned: "Didn't he die because of the dagger in his heart?" ”

Xiao Man'er shook her head: "That's just the murderer stabbed into the deceased in order to better imitate the water ghost killing after the deceased lost his ability to resist, or after death, the real damage to the deceased, that is, the initial damage, is in the back of the head." ”

"And if you put your hand into the deceased's hair at this time, you will find that your hand will turn black, and if you carefully examine the wound of the deceased, you will also find that there is black ink in the wound......"

"All of this says one thing."

Xiao Man'er looked at Zhang Mo, as well as the officials and boatmen behind Zhang Mo, and said, "That is, the murderer used the inkstone as a murder weapon, and there was ink in the inkstone when he committed the murder." ”

The murder weapon is an inkstone?

Are you sure?

The faces of the people were full of amazement.

Zhang Mo frowned and pondered for a moment, and directly ordered his subordinates to verify.

Not long after, a servant ran down and nodded to Zhang Mo and said, "Everything is as Miss Xiao said." ”

"That's really the case!"

The crowd was even more amazed.

Zhang Mo's expression became more and more solemn, his gaze swept over the ground, and suddenly, he saw the inkstone under the table.

He walked over quickly, picked up the inkstone, looked at the inkstone, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "If the murder weapon is an inkstone, it can prove that this room is not the scene of the crime...... You see, this inkstone is so clean that there is no sign of ink at all. ”

When Xiao Man'er heard this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, could it be that Lin Feng had expected this to happen before?

How Zhang Mo's words were exactly the same as what Lin Feng said at the time.

Then if you want to refute Zhang Mo's method, you only need to learn from it.

Thinking of this, Xiao Man'er said directly: "County lieutenant, please look at our feet." ”

"Foot?"

Zhang Mo lowered his head to look, and the moment his gaze moved down, he saw his pupils shrink suddenly.

When Lin Feng saw this scene, his eyes narrowed slightly, it seemed that this county lieutenant of Linshui County was not an incompetent person, and his reaction was very fast...... Then he has never been able to find a clue about the water ghost, and it seems that Du Gou's case of making a special trip to ask him for help is really difficult.

Xiao Man'er said: "Looking at the appearance of the county lieutenant, you should already understand." ”

"There is ink on the ground, and the distribution of the ink is very distinctive, it belongs to the kind of ink that will be caused by the shaking situation, and the ink here is ......"

She squatted down, wiped her onion white fingers on it, and said: "It's not dry yet, if you look carefully, you can see a slight red in the ink under my feet, what is this red, I believe the county lieutenant can think of it." ”

Xiao Man'er directly stated it through what Lin Feng had said to her.

And the effect is very obvious.

Without Zhang Mo nodding, the others had already agreed with her inference - this was the scene of the crime.

Zhang Mo took a deep breath and said, "Even if it can be indirectly concluded that this is the scene of the crime, what about the real murder weapon?" If the real murder weapon cannot be found, it is still impossible to completely and completely determine that the murder weapon is an inkstone. ”

Hearing this, Lin Feng looked at the boatmen and said, "How many inkstones do you have on board?" ”

The boatmen shook their heads: "We are illiterate, and Uncle Wang and the little shopkeeper are literate and can write, so we don't know how many inkstones there are." ”

Lin Feng looked at Wang Huan again and said, "Do you know? ”

Wang Huan's face turned a little pale, and when he saw Lin Feng looking at him, he hurriedly said, "I have one, uncle's room, if I'm not mistaken, there should be two." ”

Lin Feng nodded: "There are two, but now there is one less......"

Zhang Modao: "Of course we know that there is one missing, the key is where the missing one goes, and the murder weapon, as the most critical physical evidence, must be found ......"

As he spoke, he looked at Lin Feng, squinted his eyes and said, "You shouldn't have found that inkstone, right?" ”

"I really didn't find it."

"That's not enough evidence at all......"

"Don't worry." Lin Feng said: "If we haven't found it, it doesn't mean that we don't know where to find it." ”

"What?" Zhang Mo was stunned.

I heard Lin Feng say slowly: "When Miss Xiao saw the murder weapon disappear, she concluded that the real murderer didn't want us to know how the deceased died, and didn't want us to know that the deceased was dumped, so the real murderer would definitely hide the murder weapon in a place that none of us could think of and couldn't find." ”

"And the space of this cargo ship is limited, and there is no such place on the ship, so it is obvious where the real culprit will choose to hide the inkstone."

Some crew members couldn't help but say, "Where? ”

Lin Feng looked at them: "The bottom of the Zhanghe River!" ”

…………

On deck.

Everyone stood by the boat, their heads sticking out to look at the sparkling water below.

Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er had just given an inference, thinking that the real murderer had thrown the murder weapon into the water, thus making the murder weapon disappear completely, so Zhang Mo immediately ordered the best boatmen and servants to sneak under the Zhanghe River to investigate.

The water level in the area where they were now was not too deep, and the boatmen and servants could easily dive underwater.

Not long after, under the nervous gaze of everyone, two heads were seen rushing out from under the water.

At the same time, a boatman raised his right hand, and in his right hand, he was grasping an inkstone, and he shouted: "Found it! ”

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly lowered the rope and let the officials and boatmen get on board.

After the boatman boarded the boat, he didn't care about his wet self, and hurriedly handed the inkstone to Lin Feng: "Master Feng, you are too powerful, the inkstone is really underwater." ”

Lin Feng corrected: "It's Miss Xiao who is amazing, this is all inferred by Miss Xiao." ”

Xiao Man'er's eyes secretly glanced at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at the inkstone carefully, and then said with a smile: "County lieutenant, please see, this inkstone is exactly the same as the inkstone we saw in Wang Heng's room, now the county lieutenant should understand, why don't we let you sail away?" ”

"Because once you get the boat away, it will be difficult for us to return here accurately, and we can't return here accurately, this Zhanghe River is so big, it will not be difficult to find the murder weapon."

Listening to Lin Feng's words, even if Zhang Mo didn't want to admit it, he could only nod.

The boatmen, on the other hand, looked stunned.

"No wonder you didn't let us drive the boat away, it turns out that at that time, you already suspected that the real murderer threw the murder weapon into the water."

"Well, if we really drove the ship away, this murder weapon will never be recovered."

"The real murderer was so cunning that he threw the murder weapon directly into the water."

Lin Feng listened to the words of the boatmen and said with a smile: "At that time, we didn't know that the inkstone was a murder weapon, and the reason why we stopped you was just that we were worried that the real murderer would use the Zhanghe River, just for the sake of safety." ”

Regardless of the reason, Lin Feng stopped it right, which was enough to make the boatmen admire Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er even more.

I think they can really find the real culprit.

Zhang Mo's expression became heavier and heavier, and he became more and more anxious when he saw that the murder weapons that had been hidden so deeply had been found.

He said: "But this only proves that your previous inference is not wrong, and you still can't find the real culprit." ”

"No, this will already help us find the real culprit." Lin Feng said.

"What?" Zhang Mo was stunned, and everyone was busy looking at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng said slowly: "After Miss Xiao determined that the real murderer was committing the murder with an inkstone, and it was also an inkstone with ink, she determined that when the real murderer picked up the inkstone to commit the murder, the ink in the inkstone would definitely splash out. ”

"That is to say......"

Lin Feng's gaze swept over the boatman, and said in a deep voice: "The clothes of the real murderer will definitely be stained with ink and will be dyed black." ”

"The clothes of the real murderer will be dyed black?"

When the boatmen heard this, they hurriedly looked at each other.

But all of them were very clean.

Xiao Man'er opened her mouth at this time and said directly: "After coming to this conclusion, Feng Gongzi and I searched the rooms of the three suspects one by one, and in the end, we found a piece of clothing stained with ink, and the clothes were ......."

While speaking, Xiao Man'er looked at one of the shipwrights, and said in a cold voice: "Wang Huan, I found it in your room." ”

"What!?"

"Found in the shopkeeper's room?"

"This ...... How is this possible? How could the little shopkeeper kill Uncle Wang? ”

The boatmen were completely shocked by Xiao Man'er's words.

Their faces were full of disbelief, and their eyes looked at Wang Huan.

I saw that Wang Huan's face turned pale, and his whole body trembled violently at this moment.

He shook his head and said, "No, no, it's not me, it's not me." ”

Lin Feng looked at Wang Huan and said slowly, "You mean that the clothes dyed with ink are not yours?" I can ask people to take it out, and I believe that if it's your clothes, you should be able to recognize it. ”

Wang Huan hurriedly said: "The clothes, the clothes are indeed mine, but the ink on the clothes is not left behind when I killed people." ”

"If you've been to my room, you'll be able to see that there's ink in the inkstone in my room...... Truth be told, before I rested, I was practicing writing, and then the wind blew the boat violently, and the inkstone on the table slid out and hit me, so the ink on it also got on my clothes. ”

He looked at Zhang Mo and hurriedly said, "County Lieutenant, it's just a coincidence, I was really stained with my own ink in the room...... My Datang law shouldn't say that you can't get ink on your clothes, right? ”

Listening to Wang Huan's words, Zhang Mo's eyes flickered.

With his ability, he can naturally see that Wang Huan's words are a little quibble.

But that's exactly what he wants.

He nodded slightly: "Indeed, if you really have an inkstone and ink in your room, there is indeed a possibility of coincidence. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Lin Feng and said, "You still need further evidence, this evidence is not sufficient." ”

After he finished speaking, he was ready to see Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er's disappointed expressions, he believed that the case had come to this point, Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er must have taken out all the evidence that could be presented, but unfortunately, this was not enough.

But something unexpected happened to him, and Lin Feng and Xiao Man'er's expressions were not disappointed at all because of their words.

On the contrary, Xiao Man'er's eyes showed a smile.

She couldn't help but sneak a glance at Lin Feng, thinking back to the question Lin Feng had asked her at that time.

"Everything is really completely under his control, he really anticipates everything that can happen."

Xiao Man'er took a deep breath, looked at Wang Huan, and said, "Do you know what kind of ink your uncle used today?" ”

Wang Huan didn't understand what Xiao Man'er meant, and shook his head directly: "I don't know." ”

"I can tell you."

Xiao Man'er looked directly into Wang Huan's eyes and said, "The ink your uncle used today is Hui ink, and it is the best in Hui ink, and it is even more expensive than gold and silver. ”

"Huimo?"

Wang Huan listened to Xiao Man'er's words, and couldn't help but recall that half a year ago, Wang Heng had played with a piece of ink very carefully in front of him, when Wang Heng seemed to say that it was Hui ink, which was very expensive, and it was bought from a businessman friend for a lot of money.

Wang Heng also told him that this piece of ink would be used to write what was most important to him.

He said: "My uncle does have a piece of ink, which is said to be worth a fortune. ”

Xiao Man'er continued: "Then do you know what is the difference between Hui ink and ordinary ink? ”

Wang Huan felt that Xiao Man'er's words were inexplicable, so what did he keep asking Mo's question? He frowned and said, "I don't know." ”

Xiao Man'er said: "The ink is colorful, there are shades, dry and wet, and the difference between different inks is huge, and the ink production process is different from our common ink, it is made of pine smoke, so you can smell the fragrance of pine wood if you smell it carefully." ”

"At the same time, this kind of top-notch Hui ink will also add musk, gold leaf and other accessories, and the musk flavor is very peculiar, so the accessories and main materials contain fragrance, so that after use, Hui ink will leave a special fragrance in a short period of time, which is completely absent from ordinary ink."

"And the ink in your room, I have checked, is the most ordinary ink, rough, without any taste, so as you said, if your ink is spilled on your clothes, then the ink on your clothes should not have any smell, but the truth is ......"

Xiao Man'er watched Wang Huan's face turn white little by little, the expression in his eyes became frightened little by little, and said in a deep voice: "The ink on your clothes has the special fragrance of Hui ink!" ”

At this moment, everyone's faces completely changed.

When the boatmen heard this, their expressions were already full of shock, disbelief, and disappointment.

If Wang Huan could still use coincidence to quibble before, then now, this is ironclad evidence.

The difference in ink means that the ink on Wang Huan's clothes is stained in Wang Heng's room.

"Little shopkeeper, how could it be, how could it be you?"

"Yes! Uncle Wang is so good to you and regards you as his successor, why did you kill him? ”

"You...... How can you do that? Do you still have humanity? ”

The boatmen asked in disbelief.

The officials also looked coldly at this murderer who was like killing his father.

Being looked at by everyone with such eyes, listening to these words, Wang Huan's face turned red a little, and finally shouted: "What do you know!?" ”

"What a successor, what is good to me, this is all a lie to me!"

"I'm gambling outside and I owe money, and those people are going to break my legs, they're going to cut off my hands...... I begged this old thing for help, and I got down on my knees and begged him, begging him to help me pay me back. ”

"I said all the good things, I even kowtowed, and my forehead turned red."

"But what about him? He'd rather watch my hands and legs cut off than help me! Even after I had finished saying good things, he threw the inkstone at me. ”

"You say, how can he really be nice to me! Fake! Totally fake! He just wants you to think what a good person he is, but in fact, he is cold, ruthless, and does not miss family affection...... He deceived me! ”

The more Wang Huan said, the more excited he became, and the more he said that his face became more hideous: "After he smashed the inkstone at me, he turned around and didn't even look at me, he told me to get out of ...... He's so ruthless, then don't blame me! ”

"It's all his fault! I just picked up the inkstone he threw at me to get revenge on his despair towards me, I'm not wrong, I'm not wrong! ”

Listening to Wang Huan's angry words and looking at his excited appearance, Xiao Man'er finally understood what Lin Feng was talking about killing with passion.

She glanced at Lin Feng, and when she saw Lin Feng nodding to her, she said, "Do you know what Wang Heng is writing with such precious ink?" ”

Wang Huan gritted his teeth and said, "This damn old thing, I don't care what he writes!" ”

Xiao Man'er said in a cold voice: "When we checked his room, we found an unfinished piece of paper, this paper...... It's a suicide note. ”

"What?" Wang Huan was stunned.

The boatmen were also stunned.

Xiao Man'er said: "Wang Heng wrote in his suicide note that he was seriously ill a year ago, and after half a year of treatment, there was no improvement, but it became more and more serious, he found a lot of doctors, and in the end those doctors said that he could live less than a year at most." ”

"He is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that after he dies, you will have no one to take care of you, and you are good anywhere, just good at gambling, and you can't quit...... So he hopes to get you to quit gambling through a lesson in life and death. ”

But in the end, he still relented, you are his only relative, a relative who is treated by him as his own son, he really can't bear to see your leg broken...... That's why he had this voyage. ”

"Do you think he wasn't afraid after learning that the ghost of Zhanghe had killed someone? Do you think he is willing to come? But he can't help it, you owe too much money, and if he doesn't go on this trip, it won't be enough to pay back the money. ”

"And, even so, he was not enough to pay it back, so when we found him, he asked us for five hundred and twenty-one copper coins."

"At the time, we didn't understand why he asked for all the money, but now I understand...... He's only five hundred and twenty-one dollars away from paying you back. ”

"It's just that he wants you to have a longer memory, so he deliberately hides it from you, wants you to suffer, and will help you at the last minute...... He wants you to quit gambling because of this, after all, this is probably the last time he will help you in his life. ”

Listening to Xiao Man'er's words, Wang Huan's whole body was like being struck by lightning.

His face was pale, his whole body trembled like chaff, and the whole person kept shaking his head: "No, it's not like this, you lie to me, you lie to me!" ”

Lin Feng looked at him and said, "You said that Wang Heng smashed the inkstone on you, did he really hit you?" ”

Wang Huan was stunned.

Lin Feng took out the unfinished suicide note from his arms and said, "Look for yourself, you should recognize your uncle's handwriting......"

Wang Huan took the paper stiffly.

Look up.

I couldn't help but recall what Wang Heng said to him half a year ago when he got Huimo.

"This piece of ink, I will use it to write the most important thing to me......"

Looking at the content of the suicide note and smelling the unique ink fragrance of Hui ink, Wang Huan suddenly knelt down and cried.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, turned to look at the county lieutenant Zhang Mo, and said calmly: "County lieutenant, do you still think that the water ghost is here?" Are you going to take these innocent boatmen away? ”

Zhang Mo's face froze, and he had nothing to say.

After writing this small case in one go, I sent 12,000 words.

Yesterday I had a long memory.,If you want to write again in the future.,Or the state is not good.,Just ask for leave.,The hard writing effect is too bad.,Fortunately, the state has recovered.。

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